USS Henry M. Jackson (SSBN-730)
.jpg) Henry M. Jackson at Pearl Harbor |
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| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Order | June 6, 1977 |
| Keel laying | January 19, 1981 |
| Launch | October 15, 1983 |
| 1. Period of service |
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| Commissioning | October 6, 1984 |
| Technical specifications | |
| displacement |
16,764 tons surfaced, 18,750 tons submerged |
| length |
170.7 m |
| width |
12.8 m |
| Draft |
11.1 m |
| crew |
15 officers, 140 sailors |
| drive |
An S8G reactor |
| speed |
20+ kn submerged |
| Armament |
24 ICBMs, 4 torpedo tubes |
The USS Henry M. Jackson (SSBN-730) is a nuclear-powered submarine of the United States Navy and belongs Ohio class at. As a Ship Submersible Ballistic Nuclear , it carries 24 ICBMs .
history
The construction contract for SSBN-730 was issued on June 6, 1977 to the Electric Boat shipyard . In 1981, the submarine was piled up in EB dry dock in Groton , Connecticut . At that time the intended name was USS Rhode Island . When Senator Henry M. Jackson , a Navy sponsor, died on September 1, 1983, just a few days before the launch and baptism, the name was changed and the boat was christened USS Henry M. Jackson . The actual name USS Rhode Island was baptized by Mrs. William French Smith. Because of the name change, Henry Martin Jackson's daughter, Miss Anna Marie Jackson, christened the submarine. This makes it the only Ohio-class unit that is not named after a US state.
The Henry M. Jackson entered service with the United States Navy in 1984 . The first commanders were, for the Blue Crew, Captain Ralph L. Tindal and for the Gold Crew, Captain Mike A. Farmer. Since then, the moves Jackson with ICBMs patrols for deterrence . An incident with the Henry M. Jackson became known : She collided with a fishing boat in 1987, whereupon the Navy had to pay compensation of around 25,000 dollars.
Web links
- Official homepage ( Memento from February 15, 2013 in the Internet Archive )